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Author Web Sites
PK Author Studies:
- Audrey Wood: Wood Clubhouse, Napping House, Scholastic, Meet Audrey Wood,
- Denise Fleming: Denise Fleming
- Bill Martin Jr. (Interview)
- Lois Ehlert: Leaf Man, Interview, (Interview) Illustrator
- Todd Parr: Todd
K Author Studies:
- Laura Numeroff: Numeroff
- Eric Carle: Eric Carle (Interview)
- Mem Fox: Mem Fox (Interview)
1st Grade Author Studies:
- Leo Lionni: Lionni ,
- Mo Willems: Mo Willems, Pigeon Presents, Mo Willems Stuff, and Mo Willems Doodles Blog (Interview)
- Rosemary Wells: Rosemary Wells (Interview)
2nd Grade Author Studies:
- Ezra Jack Keats: Keats
- William Steig: William Steig, Steig,
- Julia Donaldson: Julia Donaldson
- Jan Brett: Jan Brett
- Tomie dePaola: Tomie dePaola (Interview)
- Cynthia Rylant
- Jon Scieszka: Scieszka
- Beverly Cleary: Beverly Cleary (Interview)
- Robert Munsch: Robert Munsch
- Gail Gibbons: Gail Gibbons (Interview)
4th Grade Author Studies:
- Gary Paulsen: Gary Paulsen
- Gray Soto: Gary Soto
- Patricia Polacco: Patricia Polacco (Interview)
- Johanna Hurwitz: Johanna Hurwitz
- Roald Dahl: Roald Dahl
5th Grade Author Studies:
- Jane Yolen: Jane Yolen (Interview)
- Ralph Fletcher: Ralph Fletcher
- Chris Van Allsburg: Chris Van Allsburg (Interview)
- Eve Bunting: Eve Bunting (Interview)
- Jacqueline Woodsen: Jacqueline Woodsen (Interview)
Be sure to check out these video interviews with over 70 amazing authors!
Favorite New Web Sites
One of my favorite presenters at the NESA conference was Heidi Hayes. She works with schools and districts K-12 on issues and practices pertaining to: curriculum reform, instructional strategies to encourage critical thinking, and strategic planning. She started up the web site Curriculum 21 - Mapping the Global Classroom of the Future. When you get a chance, take a look and join the group. Click on the tab "Clearing House". This is a interactive listing of web 2.0 tools, sorted by topic. Amazing resources!
I was reminded today by Nicola of a great blog on books by author, James Patterson: Readkiddoread . Be sure to click on the link for "educators" at the top. There he offers book summaries, author information and lesson ideas for teachers on favorite titles.
Do you want to learn more about technology in education today? The School Library Journal web site has a link dealing with the future of technology. It is an interesting site called the Future of Education -"Charting the course of teaching and learning in a networked world".
I was reminded today by Nicola of a great blog on books by author, James Patterson: Readkiddoread . Be sure to click on the link for "educators" at the top. There he offers book summaries, author information and lesson ideas for teachers on favorite titles.
Do you want to learn more about technology in education today? The School Library Journal web site has a link dealing with the future of technology. It is an interesting site called the Future of Education -"Charting the course of teaching and learning in a networked world".
A few more of my favorites:
- Wordle generates "word clouds" with text that you provide.
- The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus which creates word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words. You can try the site for 14 days, but then you must subscribe for a low fee. It is really interesting and has so many possibilities.
- My Wonderful World is a cool site focused on geography for kids from National Geographic.
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